The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
O'BRIEN HOLDS HIS OWN.
DENOUNCES THE IRISH
PATRIOTS ACTION.

[fhe Central Unions Stormy Session
McAackin Doesn't Want the In
dorsement of the Better Classes
Resolutions Censuring O'Brien
Adopted-Mr. O'Briens Side of the
Story.
NEW YORK, June s. "A stormy session Of
he Central Labor Union was held to-day.
Eohn McMackin made an address denounc-
ne Mr.. O'Brien for his action in refusing to
ettend the mass meeting last night. Mr.
lcMaclzin declared he did not seek the
ehairmanship, that he had done and would
10 nothing to disgrace the confidence re-
posed in him by the labor party. He would
hot bow either at the command of the &C.
elesiastical power or at that of corrupt poll
jcians. If Catholics were to be controlled
by a foreign power it would be good cause
Tor the sneer that they were not citizens.
He continued: "We have no war to
nake against the church, but we
have a struggle to carry on against
hat power in the church which would prop
up a system of society that degenerates
manhood to a condition of poverty and de-
pendence 1t has been said that the better
tlass of society do not indorse DR. McGlynn,
but the name better class is not a pass
bort to heaven. Rich men of all classes are
always ready to unite with the ecclesiastical
bower to condemn those whom they dare
bot meet face to face. Our war is not with
religion or nations but with corrupt wealth
ind power" Resolutions were adopted
censuIing OBrien for his actions.
MR.. oBRIEN SPEAKS,
The following is from an interview with
Mr. O'Brien to-day:
Il was astonished to see it stated from
the platform at Union Square last night
That had scored out resolution referring
30 Dr. McGlynn. As matter of fact no
such resolution was ever submitted to me.
The resolutions submitted to me contained
ho illusions to DR.. McCflynn's case
The resolution read from the stand
8was never in any manner, communicated
10 me. The only reference to DR.. McGlynn
throughout the whole course of the com
unication between the committee and
niyself was statement that DR. McGlynn
Eas to be present and speak, and ! did not
oppose that arrangement, as | had not the
smallest objection. | have, therefore, now
b complain, both that this resolution was
Kept from my cognizance, and that the
.people should have been put under the
False impression that l had seen and erased
it. As to the insulting suggestion that |
WAS captured by the Tammany Hall or any
other politicians, can only say that if any
american politicians had been guilty
Of the remOtest attempt to infiu-
ence my Judgment in the direction of
serving American party interests l should
have known how to resent it. / should
have resisted any attempt to compromise
bur course in the interest of any other
political section in America, at least as
warmly as | felt obliged to resist the at
Tempt to identify us with any particular or
ganization by which the labor parade was
conducted
HENRY GEORGES PROMISING SOCIETY.
Nearly 1000 people attended the meeting
|of the Anti-Poverty Society in the Academy
|of Music tonight, and many were turned
away from the doors. Lewis T. Post pre-
Sided, and DR.. McGlynn was the principal
speaker. During the course of his remarks
he said:
DR.. M'GLYNN's FIERY WORDS.
1T was a great mistake for the advisers
of Mr.. O'Brien to keep him from appearing
lon the platform with Mr. McMackin. Mr.
o'Brien probably did not know who John
NcMackin was, but he knows to-
play. What Mr. O'Brien ought to be
ashamed Of was the erasing of the resolu-
ton that land belongs to the people. Mr..
y Br1en is landlord at heart himself. It
lsonly question of a small percentage be
tween Mr.. OBrien and Lord Lansdowne
That resolution about coercion, about
Italy and other countries got into print
tnrough Mr.. O'Briea himself When our
trends discovered that they could do moth
ing with Mr.. OBrien they determined TO
60 on and give him a dose of coercion about
lta!y, They said tloy We're going TO send
taelr own greeting to Ireland and not what
Mr. ( Rrial tboucrbf